{
  "id": 12632888,
  "title": "EU urges Russia to be 'transparent' on plague reports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/eu-urges-russia-to-be-transparent-on-plague-reports",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-07T13:04:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu Health",
    "slug": "the-hindu-health",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/eu-urges-russia-to-be-transparent-on-plague-reports/article71555822.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a recent statement, the European Union urged Russia to provide clear and open communications regarding the death of a plague laboratory technician in Siberia. According to Eva Hrncirova, a spokeswoman for the European Commission, it is crucial to have dependable epidemiological and microbiological information. The EU has been in touch with experts from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control on this issue and is closely monitoring the situation.\n\nRussian media outlet People of Baikal reported on Friday that a 28-year-old woman working at a plague research institute in Siberia's Irkutsk region had succumbed to the disease. It is believed that she may have contracted the illness from a broken test tube. Russian authorities have downplayed the reports, stating that the cause of the woman's death has not been confirmed and denying the implementation of anti-plague measures.",
  "summary": "Russian authorities have played down the reports, saying the cause of the woman's death was not confirmed and denying they are imposing anti-plague measures",
  "key_points": [],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/will-call-putin-over-pneumonic-plague-says-trump-what-is-happening-in",
        "published": "2026-10-07T02:44:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Possible pneumonic plague outbreak in Russia remains unconfirmed, expert cautions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/possible-pneumonic-plague-outbreak-in-russia-remains-unconfirmed",
        "published": "2026-10-07T11:59:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
        "title": "EU urges Russia to be 'transparent' on plague reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/eu-urges-russia-to-be-transparent-on-plague-reports-12636650",
        "published": "2026-10-07T13:04:45.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}